7 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 23 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Tina Lee v. State of Iowa, Polk County Clerk of Court.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tina Lee v. State of Iowa, Polk County Clerk of Court Anchor | green | “we will not exalt form over substance when the objectives of our error preservation rules have been met.” | 4 |
| 2 | Griffin Pipe Products Co., Inc. Vs. The Board Of Review Of The County Of Pottawattamie, Robert Know, Chairperson | green | “our issue preservation rules are not designed to be hypertechnical.” | 4 |
| 3 | State v. Delgado | green | “he value of finality and the sanctity of a jury verdict must yield when juror bias undermines confidence in the fairness and impartiality of the trial.” | 3 |
| 4 | State v. Carey | green | “he jury is to be above suspicion . . . . e along with all courts have zealously guarded the utter independence of jurors.” | 3 |
| 5 | State v. Gesch | green | “whether 's presence in the jury room actually hindered we will never know, but what is important is the fact that it could have.” | 3 |
| 6 | State v. Shearon | green | “evidence of shearon's guilt was overwhelming and would sustain a finding of harmless error in this case.” | 3 |
| 7 | State v. Shearon | green | “unfair prejudice exists when minimally relevant evidence could lead a jury to improperly use it to reach a decision based on inflammatory and emotional considerations that are unfavorable to a victim because of his or her conduct or lifestyle.” | 3 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment — for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.